Motor vehicle



Oct'. 11,1927.

w. H. EWEND MOTOR VEHICLE Filed Dec. 5, 1925 flttez um* y Patented Oct. 11, 1927.

UNITED STATES WALTER H. EWEND, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO PACKARD MOTOR CAR PATENT OFFICE.

COMPANY, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, Av CORI(.)ISLATIOINTiY OF yMICHIGrFrll'.

MOTOR VEHICLE. v

VVApplication filed December This invention relates to motor vehicles and particularly to the body construction thereof.

@ne of the objects of the invention is to provide a body ot the closed type witha pivoted visor so that the occupant oit the vehicle may move the visor to the position best suited for his convenience.

i-nother object oi' the invention is to provide a body with a movable visor that will retain the curved lines of the root.v

Another object of the invention is to provide a body and visor construction in which the top covering for both will be continuous over the joint between them.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pivoted visor with its pivot adjacent the joint between the visor and the body so that movement or" the visor will cause very slight stretch or take-up of the covering Inaterial over the joint.

Other objects ot the invention will appear trom the following description taken in conncction with the drawing, which forms a part of this specification, and in which:

F ig. 1 is a perspective view ot the front part of a. motor vehicle body embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of one ot' the ends of the visor shown in Fig. 1;

F ig. 3 is an enlarged perspective viewot one corner otl the body with the visor removed; y

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the iront wall ot the body and a portion of the visor connected thereto, and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing another form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, 10 indicates generally a motor vehicle body having va cowl 11, a side door 12, a front wall orwindshield part 13, and a root orltop covering 14. A visor 15 is shown as forming a continuation ot` the root portion of the vehicle extending as it does forwardly from the upper part of the vehicle wall 13. The roof 14 curves downwardly slightly at the front end of the body and the visor 15 forms a continuation of that curve. This is in the interest ot' beauty in design of body lines.

As vehicle bodies must be built exactly alike in order to attain greater production at a low cost, it is desirable to have certain parts movable to tit the various persons who are to use them. It is very desirable .that

5, 1925. Serial No. 73,295.

the Vvisor extending forwardly over the windshield-shall fit the height of the driver in order that it may give the greatest protection from the sun without, at the same time, impairing the vision of the driver. The present invention, therefore, contemplates making the visor movable without at the same time impairing the curved body lines.

Tn the form ot the invention shown in Fi's. 1 to 4, the body frame is indicated at 16 and over the roof of this trame is stretched the top material or cover 17. The visor trame is indicated at 18 having side pieces 19 and longitudinal pieces 20, vas shown particularly in Fig. 4. Top or covering material 21 is stretched over the :trame of the visor. i

The visor has a hinge piece 22 which is pivoted to the body frame as at 23, and this pivot provides tor just enough movement ot the visor to take care ot the maximum and minimum height requirements ot most people. YThus the movement of the visor will to such a slight degree affect the continuing curve of the body roof and visor cover that this curve will not be visibly changed by the movement of the visor from one position to another.l It is intended that the covering material 'of the vbody and visor will have surface contact at'the joint 21', so that there will be practically no leakage in the various positions ot the visor, but as some water may under unusual conditions leak through the joint, there is providedl a trough 24 extendingacrossthe body below the joint 21. The water then leaking through the joint 2 1 will be carried by the trough 24 to the sides ot the vehicle and not fall on the glass of the windshield.

The vehicle body is provided at each side and slightly below the line of the roof with a gutter 25 and there is a continuation of this gutter on the side of the visor, as shown at 25 so that the water will be carried well forward before it falls from the roof.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 5, the pivot 23a between the body 16 and the visor iframe 18 is even closer to the covering material 17a, and in this case the covering material 17 a extends across the joint between the body frame and the visor so that it is continuous at that point and there can be no leak between the body and the structure also retains the curved lines ofv the body and yet thevisor is made so that it can be used to t the desires of the driver of thevehicle.. Y

VIn case a greater movement of the, visor is desired, the slack in the top material may beV taken up automatically by providing a two-part frame member at the front of the visor with springs for separating the members. Thus,rin F ig. 5, the iiront member 30 of therirame 18 of the visor is made in two parts dowelled together as by the dowel pins 31,'and several springs 32 are arranged in recesses BB'Su-itably spaced along the two parts of the member 30.' rifhe top material 17a is stretched Varound the two parts of the member 30 and is secured to the inner part of they member as at 34. In this way the top material is constantly stretched outwardly'and maintained taut, and any change in position of the visor is automatically compensated for.

.vertical wall and a roof, the roof being slightly curved where it meets the vertical wali. a visor extending outwardly from the vertical wall and formingA a curved continuation of the roof, said visor being pivotally supported by the body, 'a` unitary top cover 45' for the roof and visor and means formain- Vsaid visor 'forminga continuation of the andmeans Vfor maintaining a longitudinal.

tension on fthe cover.

A motor, vehicle body comprising a front wall' and a roof, and a visor having 55 a top covering and side flanges, and means for pivoting the visor for movement relative to the vehicle, roof, the top covering of the visor forming a continuation ot' the top of the roof and means v'for maintaining tension on the top cover.

4. A motor vehicle body comprising a body frame, aV visor frame pivotally con nected to the body frame, la top covering for the roofof the body frame and for the visor frame, said coveringextending over the joint between the body irame and the visor frame and means in the free end of the visor frame for maintaining a longitudinal tension on the .cov-er.

5. A`motoir vehicle body comprising a vbody frame and a visor frame pivoted thereto, a top covering extending over both frames adaptedto permit slight movement ofthe visor frame relative to the body frame and Vmeans for expanding the free end of the visor frame to maintain a tension on the cover'. f

6. A motor vehicle body construction comprisinga body frame and a visor Jframe pivoted to the body frame, a covering forboth iframes forming a continuous piece over the joint between tliem and means for maintaining tension on the cover.'

7. A motor vehicle body construction comprising Va body frame, a visor frame, a unitary covering over the two frames overlapping side langes'on the body frame and visor iframe at each end of the visor frame and spring pressed means for supporting the covering.

8. A motor vehicle body vcomprising a roof, a visorr pivoted thereto and forming a forward continuation thereof, means forminga joint between the roof and visor in the various positions of the visor, a unitary cover for the roof and visor and means for maintaining a vtensionon 'the cover.

' 9. A motor vehicle body comprising a roof, a visor pivoted thereto and forming a forward continuation thereof, and sliding contacting faces 'between the root and visor, a unitary cover for the roof and visor and means'in the free end of the visor for maintaining tension on the cover.

f In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

WALTER H. EwEND. 

